O-06-05 01/24/2005ORDINANCE NO. d—(,J6{I
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT,
ILLINOIS SETTING THE PUBLIC HEARING DATE FOR
A PROPOSED DOWNTOWN CANAL DISTRICT I
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA, AND RELATED
MATTERS
WHEREAS, the President and Board of Trustees (the "Corporate Authorities ")
of the Village of Lemont, Illinois (the "Municipality") intends to undertake required
proceedings concerning a proposed redevelopment project area (the "Downtown Canal District
I Redevelopment Project Area," the area generally described as follows:
The Redevelopment Project Area begins at the intersection of the Sanitary Drainage and Ship
Canal and the northeast corner of Stephen Street. It then turns south running along the east right
of way of Stephen Street to the intersection of the A.T. & SF. Railroad. It then turns northeast
and follows the railroad right of way again intersects with Stephen Street. It then follows
Stephen Street south to a line with the southeast corner of 110 Stephen Street. It proceeds
northwest along lot line of 106 Stephen Street to the northeast corner of 305 Canal Street. At
305 Canal Street it turns south and follows the east lot line of 305 Canal Street to the south side
of Lawrence Street. It then turns west and runs on a line with the northeast lot line of 225 Canal
Street. It turns south and runs to a line with the north side of Main Street, the right of way of the
G.M. & O. Railroad. It turns west and runs to the southeast intersection of State and New
Avenue moving to the southeast corner of New Avenue. It follows the south right of way of
New Avenue to a line with the southwest side railroad right of way. It next turns north and then
continuing north across the I &M Canal to the south right of way of the A.T. & SF. Railroad. It
runs east to a line with the southwest corner of 51. W. New Avenue. It next turns north and runs
along this lot line crossing Industrial Park Drive to the south right of way of the Sanitary
Drainage & Ship Canal to the beginning
, and legally described as follows:
THAT PART OF SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD
PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE
INTERSECTION OF THE EASTERLY LINE OF STEPHEN STREET AND THE SOUTHERLY
LINE OF THE SANITARY DRAINAGE AND SHIP CANAL; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY,
ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY LINE OF THE SANITARY DRAINAGE AND SHIP CANAL TO THE
WEST LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 20; THENCE SOUTH,
ALONG THE WEST LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 20 TO THE
SOUTHERLY LINE OF THE ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE RAILROAD; THENCE
EASTERLY, ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF THE ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE
RAILROAD TO THE WEST LINE OF THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF
SAID SECTION 20; THENCE SOUTH, ALONG THE WEST LINE OF THE EAST HALF OF
THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 20 TO THE NORTHERLY LINE OF THE
GULF, MOBILE AND OHIO RAILROAD; THENCE EASTERLY, ALONG THE NORTHERLY
LINE OF THE GULF, MOBILE AND OHIO RAILROAD TO THE NORTHERLY EXTENSION OF
THE WESTERLY LINE OF BLOCK 9 IN THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT, BEING A SUBDIVISION
OF PART OF SAID SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD
PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN; THENCE SOUTHERLY, ALONG THE NORTHERLY EXTENSION OF
THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID BLOCK 9 TO THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID BLOCK 9,
ALSO BEING THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF NEW AVENUE; THENCE EASTERLY, ALONG THE
SOUTHERLY LINE OF NEW AVENUE TO THE NORTHERLY LINE OF MAIN STREET;
THENCE EASTERLY, ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF MAIN STREET TO THE
EASTERLY LINE OF STATE STREET AS WIDENED; THENCE NORTHERLY, ALONG THE
EASTERLY LINE OF STATE STREET AS WIDENED, TO THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID
GULF, MOBILE AND OHIO RAILROAD; THENCE EASTERLY, ALONG THE SOUTHERLY
LINE OF SAID GULF, MOBILE AND OHIO RAILROAD TO SAID NORTHERLY LINE OF MAIN
STREET; THENCE EASTERLY, ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF MAIN STREET TO THE
SOUTHERLY EXTENSION OF THE WESTERLY LINE OF THE SUBDIVISION OF LOT 3 IN
THE SUBDIVISION OF LOTS 4 AND 5 OF BLOCK 34 IN THE VILLAGE OF KEEPOTAW,
BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF
SAID SECTION 20 LYING BETWEEN CANAL STREET AND THE RAILROAD, ALSO THAT
PART OF HINSDALE STREET AND LAND ADJACENT LYING BETWEEN SAID CANAL
STREET AND THE RAILROAD AND EAST OF LEMONT STREET; THENCE NORTHERLY,
ALONG THE LAST DESCRIBED LINE TO THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF LAWRENCE STREET,
ALSO KNOWN AS CANAL STREET; THENCE EASTERLY, ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINE
OF SAID LAWRENCE STREET TO THE SOUTHERLY EXTENSION OF THE EASTERLY LINE
OF THE QUIT CLAIM DEED RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 25963776; THENCE
NORTHERLY, ALONG THE LAST DESCRIBED LINE TO THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID
LAWRENCE STREET; THENCE CONTINUING NORTHERLY ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE
OF SAID DOCUMENT NUMBER 25963776, THE FOLLOWING 3 COURSES: 1.)
NORTHERLY 68.65 FEET; 2.) EASTERLY 6.00 FEET; 3.) NORTHERLY TO THE
SOUTHERLY LINE OF THE SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH HALF OF BLOCK 28 IN
KEEPOTAW LYING WEST OF STEPHEN STREET ALSO THE 30 FEET LYING WEST OF
AND ADJOINING SAID NORTH HALF OF BLOCK 28 ALSO THE LAND LYING NORTH OF
THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY AND SOUTH OF THE CANAL AND WEST OF
STEPHEN STREET BEING ALL IN SUBDIVISION OF SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH,
RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN; THENCE EASTERLY, ALONG THE
SOUTHERLY LINE OF THE LAST DESCRIBED SUBDIVISION TO THE WESTERLY
EXTENSION OF THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SINGER AND TALCOTT'S FIRST ADDITION TO
LEMONT, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST
QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD
PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN; THENCE EASTERLY, ALONG SAID WESTERLY EXTENSION TO
THE NORTHWESTERLY CORNER OF SAID SINGER AND TALCOTT'S FIRST ADDITION
TO LEMONT, ALSO BEING A POINT ON THE EASTERLY LINE OF STEPHEN STREET;
THENCE NORTHERLY, ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE OF STEPHEN STREET TO THE
SOUTHERLY LINE OF THE AFORESAID ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE RAILROAD;
THENCE NORTHERLY, ALONG THE LAST DESCRIBED LINE TO THE NORTH LINE OF THE
WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 20; THENCE WESTERLY,
ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF THE WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID
SECTION 20 TO THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE RAIL
ROAD; THENCE SOUTHERLY, ALONG THE LAST DESCRIBED LINE TO SAID EASTERLY
LINE OF STEPHEN STREET; THENCE NORTHERLY, ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE OF
STEPHEN STREET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, ALL IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS
, in the Municipality under the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act (65 ILCS 5/11-
74.4-1 et seq.)), and the related redevelopment plan, and redevelopment project and the adoption
of tax increment financing.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT, ILLINOIS, as follows:
1. The Corporate Authorities hereby set March 28, 2005 as the date for the
public hearing under the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act for the Downtown Canal
District 1 Redevelopment Project Area, Redevelopment Plan and Redevelopment Project, at 6:00
p.m. at the Village Hall, Board Chambers, 418 Main Street, in Lemont, Illinois, with the joint
review board to meet on February 23, 2005, at 10:00 a.m. at the Village Hall, Board Chambers,
418 Main Street, in Lemont, Illinois.
2. The appropriate officers, employees, consultants and representatives of the
Municipality are hereby authorized to take such further and supplemental actions, including
required notices preliminary to and in connection with the public hearing and the required joint
review board meeting for the proposed Downtown Canal District I Redevelopment Project Area,
Redevelopment Plan and Redevelopment Project.
3. This ordinance shall be effective immediately after its passage and
approval.
Upon motion by Stapleton
adopted this 24th day of January
Voting "Aye" (names):
Voting "Nay" (names):
Absent (names):
, seconded by Reaves
, 2005 by roll call vote, as follows:
Stapleton, Blatzer, Coules, Rosendahl, Reaves
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Approved: January 24, 2005
resident
STATE OF ILLINOIS
COUNTY OF COOK
VILLAGE OF' LEMONT
) SS.
CERTIFICATION OF ORDINANCE
1, Charlene M. Smollen do hereby certify that 1 am the duly selected, qualified and
acting Village Clerk of the Village of Lemont, Cook, DuPage and Will Counties, Illinois (the
"Municipality"), and as such official 1 am the keeper of the records and files of the Municipality and
of its President and Board of Trustees (the "Corporate Authorities ").
1 do further certify that the attached ordinance constitutes a full, true and correct
excerpt from the proceedings of the Municipality's Corporate Authorities held on January 24 ,
2005, insofar as same relates to the adoption of Ordinance No. 0-06-05, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT,
ILLINOIS SETTING THE PUBLIC HEARING DATE FOR
A PROPOSED DOWNTOWN CANAL DISTRICT I
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA, AND RELATED
MATTERS,
a true, correct and complete copy of which ordinance as adopted at such meeting appears in the
minutes of such meeting and is hereto attached. Such ordinance was adopted and approved on the
date thereon set forth by not less than a affirmative vote of a majority of the Corporate Authorities
and approved by the Village President on the date indicated thereon.
I do further certify that the deliberations of the Corporate Authorities on the adoption
of the above ordinance were taken openly, that the vote on the adoption of such ordinance was taken
openly and was preceded by a public recital of the nature of the matter being considered and such
other information as would inform the public of the business being conducted, that such meeting was
held at a specified time and place convenient to the public, that notice of such meeting was duly
given to all of the news media requesting such notice, that such meeting was called and held in strict
compliance with the provisions of the Open Meetings Act and the Illinois Municipal Code, as
amended, and that the Corporate Authorities have complied with all of the applicable provisions of
such Act and such Code and their procedural rules in the adoption of such ordinance.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, 1 hereunto affix my official signature and the seal of the
Village of Lemont, Illinois, this 24 day of January , 2005.
(SEAL)
Village Clerk